Weather Forecast Untitled Partial OCR
Forecast for Thursday and Friday shows showers in many regions with cooler conditions Friday. Michigan Minnesota and surrounding states expect showers and brisk to fresh winds. Southeast areas may have cooler rain and possible showers with north to northeast winds. Temperature and precipitation details vary by region as noted by W T Blythe.
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Washington
Indiana
Perth
Michigan
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Exwestern
Minnesota
Southwest
Irectasio
Oriskortheast
Movements of Steamers Reported From Multiple Ports
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures at Queenstown New York Southampton Lizard and London. Vessels include Ma Stic Haverford Aurania Monm Teutonic Oceanic Noordam Bergen Germanic St Louis Kronprins Sigis Empress Kron Wilhelm Marquette Pennland and Pennland voyage details with routes to Liverpool Boston Philadelphia Portland New York Havre Hamburg Shanghai and Vancouver.
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Queenstown
Ave
Ma Stic
New York
Haverford
Kengueton
Portland
Germanic
Southampton
St. Louis
Kronpring
Bremen
Rf. Lizard
Pring Sigis
Hamburg
Havre
Hong-Kong
Empress Im
Vancouver
Shanghai
I Org
Kron- Wilhelm
Southamp
Slondon
Marquette
America
P. Aue
Pennland
Ladelphia
Fire at Union Station Restaurant Causes Minor Burns
A pan of hot grease upset in the Union Station Restaurant kitchen early morning caused $5 damage. The fire spread to the second floor via the flue with slight burns to the upper floor. Fire department arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze.
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Union Station
Durbin Replies on Twin Births and State Bounty
In a reply to a New Albany father seeking whether a third set of twins would qualify him for a state bounty, Durbin of Indiana states that only the father and his sons would be honored by all men for their achievement and for the women involved.
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New York Evening Sun
Durbin
Indiana
New Albany
Thut
Robbery at Rockfield Store Leaves Owner Injured
In Delphi Indiana a bold robbery at Rockfield village saw David Evans struck at his back door and robbed of 350. He lies unconscious with a head wound as a posse hunts the thief. Oliver H Bragnier, a prominent farmer near Delphi, died by his own hand with carbolic acid after debt worries. His wife and son were away in Paris at the time of his death.
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Indianapolis Journal
Delphi
Ind
Rockfield
David Evans
Evans
Oliver Hbragunier
Jennings County
North
Vernon
Paris
Reverend Philip Wambsgans Celebrates 25 Years Of Ministry
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 26 the Emanuel Lutheran Church honored Rev. Philip Wambsgans on his silver anniversary. Congregants surprised him at the new Broadway and Creighton worship house with a Packard piano gift from the church, a gold piece from county Lutheran ministers, and keepsakes from former congregations including Hancock Michigan. Wambsgans, a native of Adams County, grew up in Concordia College Fort Wayne and studied at Springfield Illinois.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Philip Wambsgans
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Broadway
Creighton Avenue
Jacob Miller
Fritz Spiegel
Hancock
Mich
Wambigans
Adams County
Indiana
Concordia College
Springfield
Can the Land be Sold White Institute Farm Item
In Wabash Indiana trustees and the Friends Yearly Meeting plan to resolve whether part of seven acres of the White Institute farm can be sold to fund new buildings. A forty acre strip cut by the Big Four Railroad may be sold if permitted, though the donor specified land for poor children. An Indiana Northern traction right of way dispute has prompted condemnation actions. Sixteen children are housed, with counties paying cents per day for each child, and orphanages are restricted in Span.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
White's Institute
Friends’ Yearly Meeting
Big Four
White
Indiana Northern Traction Line
Spe
Internal Revenue Department
Milwaukee
Gas Rates to Rise at Elwood Heat and Light
Citizens' Heat and Light Company warns patrons that gas rates will jump on Oct. 1 from 18 to 30 cents per thousand cubic feet with a 5 cent discount for payments before the 1st. The move follows absorption of two local firms and aims to fund reliable winter service, prompting many to consider coal wood or oil.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Citizens’ Heat and Light Company
Bald Eagle Attack Fought Off by Two Indiana Teens
On a Hillsboro road, Walter Baldin and Everett Williams, about seventeen, fought off a large bald eagle using a bug whip and sticks of wood. The bird, seven feet wingtip to wingtip and about twenty pounds, was stunned and the youths carried it home alive. In Hartford City a Union Veterans reunion drew a large crowd with speeches by B. G. Shinn, Eli Arould, and Congressman-elect Frederick Landis, in a notably strong gathering.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hillsboro
Ind
Walter Baldin
Everett Williams
Hartford City
Union Veterans’ Association
B. G. Shinn
Eli Arould
Wells County
Frederick Landis
Logansport
C. A. Reeves
P. J. Albright
Millgrove
Avons
Department Clain
Sickness Among Soldiers Spreads in Company BE
Captain Groll spoke this morning about illness in Company BE. He said he did not think the sickness was widespread among the troops and indicated caution in drawing conclusions from initial reports.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Iad
Groll
Sickness From Camp Fire At Indianapolis And Other Indiana Notes
A report attributes illness among camp youths to harsh exercise and hard rations while noting appetites for pastries and sweets. Other items include Paul Harris fined for selling alcohol to minors under the Nicholson law prompting license revocation. Majestic distillery fire loss settled at 80000 with rebuild planned. a secret elopement in Lawrenceville. Maj. James B. Mulky dying of Brights disease. Bloomington notes on a civic leaders. Elkhart votes against a carnival on streets. LaPorte hints at party leadership changes.
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Indianapolis
Nome
Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dreitelbiss
Paul Harris
Bloomington
James B. Mulky
Indiana
Bright
Danville Rioters Trial Details Shot Wounding and Jail Threats
In Danville Illinois eight rioters stand trial as Sheriff Whitlock testifies he shot defender Adam Murray in the forehead during the jail assault. Witnesses describe stones and shots at the jail with fifty shots fired and a mob planning to blow up the jail while demanding safety for women and children.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Ill
Whitlock
van Wickle
Runyan
G. Wilson
F. Shester
Dr. Sims
Noah Jones
Charles Lord
Adam Murray
Slade
Clay, Biddell
Winfield Baker
Jack Walton
Wilson
Largest Glass Bottle on Display in Barclay Street Window
The United States and possibly world’s largest blown glass bottle, sixty-five gallons, stands in a Barclay Street window near Greenwich. It is just under five feet tall with four foot girth, made in New Jersey, and a tiny four-drop bottle hangs nearby as a contrast. The piece reflects skilled glassblowing supremacy amid growing use of machinery and ongoing reliance on labor at several regional factories.
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New York Times
United States
Barclay Street
Greenwich
New Jersey
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Ladies Yacht Club Challenge at Dedswell-by-the-Sea
A summer resident recalls a ladies yacht club near Dedswell-by-the-Sea that challenged men to a race. Women claimed the fastest hulls but failed to compete in the regatta, as men won. The anecdote notes the women’s obsession with keeping up appearances and fashion during the event.
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Dedswell-by-the-Sea
Plan to Beat State Roby Racing Association
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Valpariso Indiana August 1911. The Roby Racing Association proposes races run in Indiana with the grand stand and betting booths on the Illinois side of the state line. The plan aims to exploit looser Illinois betting laws avoiding Indiana restrictions amid controversy over Hammond licensing fees and local graft accusations.
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Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis
Valpariso
Ind
Roby Racing Association
Hammond
Roby
Illinis
Durbin
Death Due to Fright at Jay County Telephon e Exchange
Evansville dispatch reports Miss Mabel Earl Meckel twenty operator at Evansville telephone exchange died while at the switchboard this morning. Fright from an approaching storm attributed as cause alongside heart disease. Coroner investigating. Lightning in Jay County yields several barn and residence losses near Flora Delphi and Portland with totals reaching thousands.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Mabel Earl Meckel
Linemen Strike Halts Lafayette Telephone Again
In Lafayette Indiana on August 26 striking Electrical Workers refuse to work after a dispute over eight hours plus nine hour pay on Saturdays and higher wages. Storm damage cripples the system with lines torn and no linemen available for repair.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Lafayette Telephone Company
Lafayette Company
Too Old for Work A FiftyYearOld Sandwich Man Recounts Doors Closing
A once prosperous New York importer and dry goods merchant now earns an honest living as a sandwich man in St Louis. Educated, temperate, and sober at fifty, he loses positions as firms prefer youth. He is told repeatedly that he is competent but too old, with employers passing him over for younger workers.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York
Moon Changes and Maturity in Wordy Ruminations
A playful meditation contrasts energetic young men with wiser elders. The speaker notes the world’s restlessness and the need for light tasks until experience matures thinking. The tone mocks grand theories while acknowledging that laughter fades as seriousness returns. Wait for change and growth.
Trees Must Be Grown Secretary Wilson Tells Foresters
At the American Forestry Association session in Minneapolis Prof. B E Fernow urged a repeal of the timber and stone act. Secretary Wilson warned that without immediate action timber supplies will dwindle in about a decade. He cited figures on lumber, timber, railroad ties, fence posts and poles and urged farmer education and government planting programs. The convention featured several university professors and adjourned after speeches.
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Minneapolis
American Forestry Association
B. E. Fernow
Cornell University
Wilson
Roth
University of Michigan
Ferno
8. B. Green
University of Minnesota
Liggett
Agricultural College
Bible conference ends at Winona Lake with 4000 expected
At Winona Lake Aug 16 to Aug 26 the ninth annual Bible conference winds down with about 4000 expected for the closing day. Speakers include John Hillis Baer Rev John H Elliott and Rev F A Miller. An afternoon gathering under Rev J W Chapman marked a large Indian Mound meeting.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake
John Hillis Baer
John H. Elliott
New York
Joseph Kyle
D. D
Xenia
William Phillips Hall
F. A. Miller
Brooklyn
C. E. Harvey
Minneapoliis
Indian Mound
Alexander Hamilton
J. W. Chapman
W. H. Weaver
Baltimore
Housebreakers rob Greensburg homes in late Tuesday raid
Greensburg reports four houses looted after screens were removed. Alva Reed, Harry Lathrop and two others targeted. items stolen include a diamond ring, diamond brooches, a gold watch, cash, and other small sums. No crew was seen.
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Alva Reed
Harry Lathrop
Vincennes
Richmond
Cook
John Rager
Rome
Italy
American College
St. Meinrad
Ind
Connersville
Thomas Bridges’ Sons
Wabash
Franklin
Hendricks
Sherman Earlywine
D. Hendricks
John Gribben
John Hendricks
Elwood
Elw
Jay Grain Company
James McClure
Delphi
South Delphi
Southlphi
Laporte
George C. Moor
First Baptist Church
Champaign
Ill. Elkhart
Charles Sperry
Reece
Sallie Rohrer
Maxinkuckee Assembly forms Physical Culture group
Culver Indiana Aug 26 organized today for permanent work the Maxinkuckee Assembly Physical Culture Association with Mrs H Goodacre Flora president Mrs Slattery Culver vice president Mrs Todd secretary and Miss Thomas treasurer Reverend Charles S Medbury Angola lectured at morning session Dr Charles Scoville Metropolitan Church Chivor lectured with moving pictures at night
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Indianapolis Journal
Culver
Ind
Maxinkuckee Assembly
Maxinkuckee Assembly Physical Culture Association
H. Goodacre
Flora
Slattery
Todd
Thomas
Charles S. Medbury
Angola
Charles Scoville
Metropolitan Church
Chivor
Indiana Hicksite Friends Prepare New Directory
The Indiana Yearly Meeting of Hicksite Friends in Richmond will publish a new directory listing members with post offices and ages. Despite objections to including ages, the directory was approved, with monthly meetings to compile data for a 1904 Waynesville report. Pendleton rebuilding funds and Whitewater’s shortfall are noted in apportionment reports.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Indiana Yearly Meeting of
Hicksite Friends
Waynesville
Pendleton
Whitewater
Delegates Open Wabash Valley Conference Session
In Terre Haute Indiana two hundred delegates gathered for the opening session of the lower Wabash Valley Conference of the United Brethren Church. Bishop G M Matthews of Chicago preached the evening sermon and the schedule listed upcoming sermons by Rev T D Spyker Rev E Bo and Rev W L etc with readings and services through the weekend.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Lower Wabash Valley
United Brethren Church
G. M. Matthews
Chicago
T.D. Spyker
Parin
Seaci
E. Bo
Sumner
Syenias
W. L. Inean
Eer
Ae Biber
Whisky 5 Cents a Gallon a Milwaukee Discovery
A Milwaukee dispatch reports a sorghum molasses distillation method for whisky. Robert O'Brien of Freeport Pa assists Prof Luche, claiming a sour mash bourbon could rival genuine whiskey at a few cents per gallon. Skeptics say distillers in New Orleans and Michigan already made molasses whisky.
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Charleston
Milwaukee
Robert O'Brien
Freeport
Luche
O'Brien
August N. Gray
National Distilling Company
New Orleans
Michigan
South
The Profit of Longevity in Public Life
Time Harper's Weekly analyzes how longevity aids political standing. It cites Grover Cleveland and John Bright as examples, arguing older statesmen gain automatic credibility, sustained influence, and vindicated policies, while warning against aging without vigor.
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Harper's Weekly
Bryce
Commonwealth
United States
America
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
John Bright
The Kind of Man He Was. Salt Lake Telegram
On cross examination Trott said he saw a man tying a horse on Saturday. A witness described the man as through his morta at waa tee vee.
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Salt Lake Telegram
Trott
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